The artistic director of the English National Ballet on dance in the #MeToo age, embracing people’s flaws and the thing she misses most on tourBorn in Quebec and raised in Spain, London-based Tamara Rojo, 44, is the artistic director of English National Ballet, as well as lead principal dancer. She was previously a principal with the Royal Ballet. She was made a CBE in the 2016 New Year honours list.Your and choreographer Akram Khan’s recent version of Giselle reimagined her as a ref

Sadler’s Wells, London
Morris’s dancers are consigned to margins as the Silkroad Ensemble and two of Azerbaijan’s greatest singers conjure lovelorn drama centre stageLayla and Majnun, a 12th-century Persian narrative poem based on the story of a poet and the girl he loves and loses, was described by Lord Byron as “the Romeo and Juliet of the east”. In 1908, an opera telling the story of Layla and Majnun had its premiere in Baku, Azerbaijan, and in 2007 this work was

inews.co.uk
Hindus demand apology from Royal Opera House for hosting 'culturally insensitive ballet'
inews.co.uk
Hindus are seeking an apology from the Royal Opera House (ROH) for hosting a production of controversial Russian ballet La Bayadère. Rajan Zed, the President of the Universal Society of Hinduism, said that the performance “trivialised Eastern religious ...and more »

Sarasota Herald-Tribune
DANCE REVIEW: Sarasota Ballet's 'Masters of Dance' covers all the bases
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
When Frederick Ashton came out of retirement in 1980 to create a ballet honoring the 80th birthday of his old friend, the Queen Mother (Queen Elizabeth), and also to provide a vehicle for Mikhail Baryshnikov's last guest appearance with the Royal ...

Theater review | Dance Theatre of Harlem: Gloriously performed ballet is effervescent
The Columbus Dispatch
This year, arts groups in central Ohio have honored the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance with gallery exhibits and other events. 2019 will also mark the 50th anniversary of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, co-founded by African-American dancer Arthur ...

Blouinartinfo
“Queensland Ballet: A Midsummer Night's Dream” at NCPA, Beijing
Blouinartinfo
Queensland Ballet of Australia will be on stage with their admired masterpiece “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” at Beijing's NCPA on November 20 and November 21, 2018. Shakespeare's whimsical masterpiece has been transformed into a glorious dance ...and more »

The Sydney Morning Herald
Ballet audience disappointed after Sydney Opera House curtain ...
The Sydney Morning Herald
Audience members waiting to see a ballet performance of Spartacus were disappointed when the show was cancelled because of a "technical issue".and more »

The Sydney Morning Herald
Ballet audience disappointed after Sydney Opera House curtain breaks
The Sydney Morning Herald
Audience members waiting to see a ballet performance of Spartacus were disappointed when it was cancelled because of a "technical issue" which prevented the curtain from opening at the Sydney Opera House on Friday night. Ballet-goers reportedly waited ...and more »

The Age
Ballet audience disappointed after Sydney Opera House curtain breaks
The Age
Audience members waiting to see a ballet performance of Spartacus were disappointed when it was cancelled because of a "technical issue" which prevented the curtain from opening at the Sydney Opera House on Friday night. Ballet-goers reportedly waited ...

Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
Lockport's Palace Theatre hosting Moscow Ballet's Nutcracker
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
Lockport's Historic Palace Theatre will play host to a special performance today of The Great Russian Nutcracker. More than 50 dancers from Dyan Mulvey Dance Academy will be featured in the production. The local dancers will be featured in various ...
The week ahead in SoCal dance, Nov. 18-25: Los Angeles Ballet's 'The Nutcracker'Los Angeles Times
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pointemagazine.com
Reporter's Notebook: Inside Cuba's 26th Havana International Ballet Festival
pointemagazine.com
Anyone attending the National Ballet of Cuba's biennial Havana International Ballet Festival can expect an adventure that is equal parts treasure hunt and lottery, amidst a cornucopia of choices. This year's festival, the 26th, was no exception ...

Idaho Statesman
Ballet Idaho opened its season with excellent programming, performances, new direction
Idaho Statesman
A new Ballet Idaho debuted last weekend. Now under the artistic leadership of Garrett Anderson, who came on board in July, the company appears to have leaped into hyperdrive with a fresh sense of movement, energy and direction. With this opening salvo, ...

Williston Daily Herald
Christmas ballet comes to life in newly revived production
Williston Daily Herald
SIOUX CITY -- A dancer since the age of 3, Abby Hammer is accustomed to telling a story through the way she moves. However, playing the titular lead in the Siouxland Civic Dance Association production of Ballet Sioux's "The Little Match Girl" requires ...and more »

Wahoo Newspaper
Ballet presentation
Wahoo Newspaper
PREVIEW: Ashland-Greenwood fifth grade students learn some ballet moves with the help of American Midwest Ballet dancers Sasha York (at right) and Bret Samson (left) when the dancers visited Ashland to talk about the students' upcoming field trip to ...

The Chattanoogan
Chattanooga Ballet And Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Announce Arts Partnership
The Chattanoogan
Two key institutions of the Chattanooga cultural community - the Chattanooga Ballet and the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera - have announced the creation of a partnership "that will synthesize the power of music and movement. Seeking to amplify their ...

The Guardian
Hockney hits a new high and Spandau Ballet capture the cold war ...
The Guardian
Hockney's swimmer breaks a record, the Spands feel the chill and Fernand Léger imagines a female utopia – all in our weekly dispatch.and more »

Port City Daily
Wilmington's first professional ballet company brings 'Vampires' to Thalian Hall this Sunday (photos)
Port City Daily
Members of the U.S. International Ballet Company perform a practice run of Vampires on Thursday morning. (Port City Daily photo/Mark Darrough). A member of the U.S. International Ballet Company prepares for a practice run of Vampires on Thursday ...

Refinery29
Misty Copeland On Ballet Diversity In Nutcracker Movie - Refinery29
Refinery29
For ballet dancers, Nutcracker season is a marathon: Most companies begin shows around Thanksgiving that run up until New Years Eve, often with ten shows a ...and more »

Refinery29
Misty Copeland Hopes Ballet Is "Not A Trend"
Refinery29
For ballet dancers, Nutcracker season is a marathon: Most companies begin shows around Thanksgiving that run up until New Years Eve, often with ten shows a week. Dancers start in roles as children, and climb the ranks of the different roles as they ...and more »

KCRA Sacramento
'So very sad': Missing 23-year-old ballet dancer found dead in rural lake
KCRA Sacramento
Authorities are investigating the death of a St. Louis ballerina who was found dead in a rural Missouri lake, the state's highway patrol said. Advertisement. The body of Raffaella Maria Stroik, 23, was found Wednesday more than 100 miles northwest of St.
Missing ballet dancer found in rural Missouri lake in mysterious deathActionNewsJax.com
Missing St. Louis ballet dancer found dead in rura

TheStranger.com
Kate Wallich's Industrial Ballet Holds Up
TheStranger.com
Kate Wallich + The YC's Industrial Ballet, which nearly filled the Moore Theatre for the second time in two years Tuesday night, begins before it starts. Sponsored. Just announced! Jon Bellion at WaMu Theater on 7/16/19. Tix on sale this Friday! As ...

ReporterNews.com
'Nutcracker' movie, ballet anchor Abilene weekend
ReporterNews.com
Eller Hall dance. Midnight Blue is playing the pop-up dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at 201 Mesquite Street. Cost now is $8 for ages 12 and up in advance and $10 at the door. Those under 12 are admitted at no charge. This is a family friendly event ...
TJC Academy of Dance to perform 30th annual presentation of 'Nutcracker' balletKLTV
Ballet Nebraska changes name, but 'Nutcracker' tradition remainsOmaha World-

Forbes
Misty Copeland On Shattering Stereotypes And Redefining The Future Of Ballet
Forbes
“I don't have to follow in anyone else's path. I don't have to look like the person next to me,” says powerhouse ballerina Misty Copeland. As the first black woman to become principal dancer in the prestigious American Ballet Theater, Copeland has ...

Fox News
Missing Missouri ballet dancer, 23, found dead in lake
Fox News
A Missouri ballet dancer's body was found in a lake Wednesday, one day after she was reported missing, police said. Raffaella Maria Stroik, 23, was found dead in Mark Twain Lake about 9 a.m. Wednesday after a private plane pilot, who had volunteered to ...
Missouri ballet dancer mysteriously found dead in lakeABC15 Arizona
Authorities looking for missing St. Louis ballet dancerfox2now.com
Body of Missing St. Louis Bal

Hartford Courant
A new holiday tradition: Ballet Hartford stages Handel's 'Messiah'
Hartford Courant
Hallelujah! A new ballet company is bringing a new Christmas dance tradition to town — Handel's “Messiah.” Vivid Ballet, founded in 2016, changed its name recently to Ballet Hartford. The company took part in the 5x5 Dance Festival Nov. 3 at the ...and more »

WCPO
Meet the Cincinnati Ballet team who made the amazing Fiona hippo costume for 'The Nutcracker'
WCPO
CINCINNATI -- Call them the Team Fiona Tutu Squad. Wardrobe Mistress Diana Adams, second assistant to the wardrobe mistress Noelle Wedig and stitcher Jackie Andrews created a custom-made Fiona costume so everyone's favorite baby hippo could be ...

fox2now.com
St. Clair County dance academy remembers ballerina as a 'very patient' ballet teacher
fox2now.com
BELLEVILLE, IL - There was not a dry eye Wednesday night as students, parents and teachers at Expressions Academy of Dance celebrated the life of a beloved ballerina with a candlelight vigil. 23-year-old Raffaella Stroik disappeared Monday. Her body ...and more »

fox2now.com
St. Clair County dance academy remembers ballerina as a 'very ...
fox2now.com
BELLEVILLE, IL - There was not a dry eye Wednesday night as students, parents and teachers at Expressions Academy of Dance celebrated the life of a ...
St. Clair County dance academy remembers ballerina as a 'very patient' ballet teacherkplr11.comall 2 news articles »

WWAY NewsChannel 3
Wilmington Ballet to perform 'Vampires'
WWAY NewsChannel 3
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — It's the first locally produced ballet here in Wilmington that is an all professional cast, catch “Vampires” this weekend. The US International Ballet opened last year as Wilmington's only fully professional ballet company ...

Tramway, Glasgow
The string orchestra reunite with Andersson Dance to delve into the subconscious, via the music of Bach, Beethoven and LutosławskiHaving long been known for virtuoso, dynamic music making, in recent years the Scottish Ensemble has begun delving into the adventurous territory of cross-genre collaboration. Last year there was Tabula Rasa, a meditation on death and dying created with Vanishing Point theatre company. Before that, Goldberg Variations saw the ensemble working wit

Sadler’s Wells, London
The cellist and choreographer present an ancient Persian love story with striking designs by Howard HodgkinLayla and Majnun fall in love, but when Layla is married off to a different man, Majnun is left roaming the wilderness in despair. That’s the bones of an ancient Persian love story, retold down the centuries from Turkey to India, and again in this often beautiful collaboration between the multicultural musicians of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble and th

The Seattle Times
Late bloomers: Adult ballet classes bring the joy of dance at any age
The Seattle Times
Learning ballet as an adult is a chance to return to our bodies, to be true beginners again. It's an escape from work stress, a departure from overscheduled lives and a way to build confidence that you, too, can learn a new skill.

The Seattle Times
5 pro tips for your first absolutely beginning adult ballet class
The Seattle Times
Ready to plunge into the welcoming world of adult ballet but don't know where to start? Chuck your leotard-focused fears and get out there with these beginner-friendly tips. Share story. By. Megan Burbank. Seattle Times travel and outdoors editor. 1 ...

The Tennessean
Weekend before Thanksgiving offers free art shows and music
The Tennessean
The last weekend before Thanksgiving offers a little lull before the holiday craziness sets in. But there is still some free and cheap fun to be had. Here are a few good options: Holiday art at Centennial. Metro Parks' Centennial Art Center, 301 25th Ave.

Philly.com
Cuban triplet dancers are set to leap onto Philadelphia's ballet scene … and then the world's
Philly.com
Angel, César, and Marcos Ramirez danced with the Cuban National Ballet, in their home country, last year. But even as professionals at one of the world's finest companies, their dream was to move to Philadelphia and study at the Rock School for Dance ...

Fox News
Ballet dancer, 23, reported missing; car found abandoned in state park, authorities say
Fox News
A 23-year-old dancer for the St. Louis Ballet was reported missing Tuesday, a day after authorities found her car abandoned in Mark Twain Lake State Park. The vehicle belonging to Raffaella Maria Stroik was discovered Monday by a Missouri state park ...
Missouri officials searching for former local ballet dancer discovered missingSouth Bend Tribune
Authorities looking for missing St. L

The Korea Herald
Mariinsky Ballet's Spanish rom-com comes to Seoul
The Korea Herald
The Mariinsky Ballet will perform “Don Quixote” at the Sejong Center in Seoul from Thursday to Sunday, with ballerino Kim Ki-min and ballerina Viktoria Tereshkina in the lead roles. The production is Alexnader Gorsky's version of the ballet, created in ...

Cincinnati.com
'Fiona' to join the cast of The Cincinnati Ballet's 'Nutcracker'
Cincinnati.com
Fiona is adding a new entry to her resume - ballerina. The Cincinnati Ballet announced Tuesday that a character based on the popular hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo will be a character in this year's production of "The Nutcracker." More: Fiona the hippo ...
Fiona the Hippo Joins the Cast of the Cincinnati Ballet's Annual 'Nutcracker'Cincinnati CityBeat (blog)all 6 news articles »

Oneida Dispatch
Nutcracker ballet at the Mansion House Dec. 1
Oneida Dispatch
Oneida, N.Y. — This year, Breadcrumbs Productions presents "Marie and the Nutcracker Prince," an immersive theatrical journey inspired by the dark and intriguing origins of E.T.A. Hoffman's original tale, at the Oneida Community Mansion House on ...

Stuff.co.nz
Māori ballet dancer shines in Spartacus
Stuff.co.nz
The Kiwi dancing the part of Spartacus in a ballet at the Sydney Opera House says he uses Māori culture to bring out the masculine side of the famous role. Jake Mangakahia has been impressing audiences as the gladiator slave who sparks a rebellion in ...

KOAM-TV
Midwest Regional Ballet - November 15-18
KOAM-TV
The contemporary ballet is based on the book by the French author Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve published in 1740. The ballet is comprised of Pointe', contemporary dance and aerial silks. It is a tale as old as time! Recommended to all ages.

ArtsATL
Review: Terminus Modern Ballet takes a walk on the ethereal side in “Translation”
ArtsATL
Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre closed out its 2018 fall season last weekend with the Atlanta premiere of Translation at the Westside Cultural Arts Center. Normally in a dance review, I would ascribe the name of the show to the choreographer, but in the ...

The Albany Herald
Ballet Theatre South brings 'The Nutcracker' back for holidays
The Albany Herald
ALBANY — This is the year. Ballet Theatre South is putting on its biennial production of “The Nutcracker” beginning at the end of this month. With help from a Vibrant Communities Grant, students who can't afford tickets will have an opportunity to ...
New Jersey Ballet To Perform Its Annual Holiday Classic at MayoNew Jersey Stage
Acclaimed Ballet Stars Ashley Murphy And Brooklyn

The Royal Ballet's production of Mayerling, a riveting exploration of dark obsession
DC Theatre Scene
Opening today in major U.S. cinemas, The Royal Ballet's production of Kenneth MacMillan's riveting Mayerling is not for the faint of heart. It is also not recommended for children under 12. The ballet, this performance of which was filmed live last ...

WOODTV.com
A holiday ballet tradition returns
WOODTV.com
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich (WOOD) - CARE Ballet is bringing something special back to the stage this Thanksgiving Weekend. They are performing 'Twas the Night Before Christmas at the East Grand Rapids Performing Arts Center. It is a family-friendly event, the ...

D Magazine
Complexions Contemporary Ballet Came to Dallas with Bowie and Bach
D Magazine
The New York-based Complexions Contemporary Ballet came to Dallas through TITAS, performing a mere two-part program at Moody Performance Hall. But what two parts they were. In their 25th anniversary season, the much-lauded company that has ...

The Mercury News
Smuin's beloved 'Christmas Ballet' kicks off in Walnut Creek
The Mercury News
If Smuin Contemporary Ballet can't put you in the holiday spirit, perhaps no one can. But give the company a chance, we bet you'll be glad you did. Smuin's annual touring “Christmas Ballet” production opens this weekend in Walnut Creek, featuring an ...and more »